Hi troops I have 2 optical drives on my pc one dvd rom and one dvd R/W I recently did a reinstall dvd rom drive ok pioneer dvd r/w will not work.
strange because I used it to install windows so I know its working.

It is recognised in the bios and in windows.and in device manager. Have installed latest drivers and firmware. still no joy oh its a pioneer 109.

Have also uninstalled in device manager rebooted is recognised but still wont work. any ideas would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance bob

Install the sound card, preferably to a different PCI slot. (Depending on which card you are using. If it's onboard, obviously ignore this step) (I'd try onboard first)

Check it's enabled in the Bios and onboard is disabled (only if it's a PCI card), then go to desktop and install the sound card drivers. (See if C-Media have any updated drivers for your model onboard)